AGENDA CAPTION:
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Hold discussion regarding the applicability of across-the-board Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) to council appointees.
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Meeting date: July 5, 2022
Department: Requested by Mayor Hughson
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Background Information:
There are four employees who report directly to the City Council. These four employees do not receive a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that most other staff members receive, when funding allows. I do not know how long this practice has been in place. The council has determined their raises based on merit and market.
Civil Service employees, Fire and Police, raises are determined by their contract established through the Meet and Confer process. Other staff members receive raises as is requested through the budget process, except for certain circumstances such as 2020 when the Coronavirus (Covid-19) landed and we knew our budget would take a hit.
Appointees did not receive any type of raise in May of 2020 (first year of Covid) because none of the staff received an increase. However, when du...
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